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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
THE MOTIVES OF MEN
Who Calamity Offer Seats to Pretty
Women I'm the Cars.

II was on the elevated. A young angel
with a new spring suit and an independent
set Of the shoulders had no idea that her voice
could be heard above the rattle Of the cars as
she talked 10 a second young angel in pink
and green bonnet and an Easter smile They
embarked at Twenty-third street. As several
hundred other persons were in the cars, there
was about as much room left FOR them as
there would be for pair Of humming birds
in a box Of sardines Three gallants saw that
they were pretty, and sprang up 70 give them
seats. The one with the Easter smile was
Just about 10 perform the simultaneous sit
down and "thank YOU act, when the one
with the independent shoulders held her COM
panion up with one hand, grabbed a strap
with the other, and said: "No, thanks; we
can stand
Don't you take it, Lille she whispered
They're only Offering it 20 you because
you're good looking, and then they'll stand
and grin at YOU all the way up. II they
won't give up the seats because it's lady,
whether She is pretty or not, then let them
keep them say. used 20 think men were
awfully kind and courteous % the ladies' in
New York cars, but I've found out better
"Why Mollie, what makes you talk soi
~, s,,rs 7 ,oyer h,vo n stand H.
SOC c,,n,.. vou don't You're pretty
voithor AT ovcont when particularly need
10 IN J,v-u and tban nirht stand an day,
f,- al tbo' ,,sntisr,o, I'm the New York cars
aar, II H., inst STARTING down town. and
fa.riny bri~ft and lively. and DON'T care
whether have a seat or not. a. soon us I get
into n car half "a dozen young iackauape- are
un ON their feet. bowling and asking il WON'T
take mi, seat or that seat but just let me
ba tired 20 death and stupid feeling and look
ing. with the color out of my face, poo dim
ple, I'm my cheeks. and bundles m my arms,
not one of them moves They just look
mp at me-, say % themselves, Hun
NOT much to look at amt tneh lu's
are too busy reading their papers to see me 1t
dropped You know Jack and DDS VILE
how pretty She Isl Well. she's been sick,
and She look. dreadful Tine other day Jack
and brought beer in from The country ana
w. had 10 take the elevated up home She
could meyer have stood The long ride in the
carriage Before we got in She said. 'Oh, bis
all right If the cars are crowded al"at
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

wealthiest newspaper publisher in this coun-
try. and a large number of the handsOmest
buildings in Baltimore have been built and
areowned by him. as well as the most magnif-
cent private building in Washington, which
he has just completed on 7 street, and has
named 10 "The Sun building
Mr. Abel was born in Rhode Island, Aug
l0, 1906, served am apprenticeship i'm the office
Of The Providence Patriot, worked as a prac-
teal printer i'm Boston and New Yorl, city
until lS3G, when, with Me,,rs Swain and
Simmons. they started The Philadelphia Led
ger, and the following year The Sun in Balti-
more.
Mr. Abel with Mr. Swain was the owner
Of The Ledger when it was sold 20 George ".
Chids
The first large iron building in this country
was erected for The Sun, and is now occupied
by it,
The pony express during the Mexican war,
a clvse association with Professor Morse and
valuable assistance 10 him when be perfected
the telegraph the Introduction of tine first
rotary printing press built by r. VI Hoe, are
noted events boz the career of Nh Alen
Mr. AbelIs three SONS, Edwin. George and
Walter, are actively associated with him n
the publication of THE Sun and in managing
his large property interests He has several
daughters ami has been a widOwer since ls5s
For a man Of bis age bee is remarkably active
and well preserved i'm the summer Doe re-
sides at Gulorl, the finest country seat near
Baltimore
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE
COUPONS.

That there is great poverty in Virginia
Is undoubtedly true. But all communi-
ties in Virginia are not poor. Many are
highly prosperous. Let the public rec
ords be consulted and it viii be seen that
the poor communities pay actually moth
ing into the State treasury That Is, they
take more out of the State treasury for
criminal expenses and schools than they
pay in. The surplus revenues in the
State treasury to be devoted to payment
Of interest on the State debt come entire
ly from the prosperous communities
which ask TO be allowed to tax them
selves still farther, if necessary, to pay
that interest. How then the poor com
munities are interested in the question
whether interest shall be paid, is hard
to see. None Of their money would 90
to it. They spend on themselves all that
they raise, and many Of them are actually
living on their neighbors.
In this connection we want to call the
attention Of those interested in the public
schools to one prime fact. If the coupons
curtail the States revenues so far, upon
what department Of the government Will
the loss fall 1t is very obvious that the
Governor will be paid his salary as long
as there is a dollar in the Treasury The
guards at the penitentiary will be paid,
the judges and juries will be paid; i'm
deed, every officer Of government will be
paid in preference TO the school teachers.
When the coupon begins 10 pinch the
revenue the loss then will fall upon the
public schools Now those interested in
the schools pay little or no taxes. Taxes
do no come out of their pockets-they
are levied for their benefit. Why then,
do not those interested in the public
schools demand that the taxpayers shall
devote their contributions 10 settling
with the couponholders so as TO prevent
the coupons from eating up the school
fund. This would seem to be one of the
most obvious points possible.
4 gallant Confederate soldier told us
the following story His company was
put early in the war to defending a bat
terry The shells fired at it went over the
battery and fell on the company behind
the hill defending IT, a member who had
got enough said TO the captain, " Lets
pay for them guns and CO.
We predict that the school-teachers
will soon be saying, Lets pay those
coupons before they strangle us
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
BASEBALL.

"Move Up Joe Gerhardt, recently released
by New York, has been gobbled up by the
Nets
Staten islanders speak Of victory for the
Metropolitan club as another accident 10 the
Nets
New Orleans is after Knowlton, one Of the
"tried and found not wanting pitchers Of
Detroit.
Homung and Johnston, Of the Bostons, are
surprising the natives by their wonderfully
fine fielding.
The umpires Of the international league fol
low President Mel, Young's Interpretation Of
the new rules 10 the very letter
The Metropolitans are weak in the batter
les. This fact handicaps the other players,
who are as good as can be found.
The New York papers seem 20 take great
pleasure in roasting EsterbroQk. This is
inexplicable as Tommy is one Of the best
men on the Nets.
1t has come already. Representatives Of
every one II the American association clubs
have filed formal protests against the allow
ing of four strikes 10 a bat-man
Jack Manning began playing with the Bos-
tons when he was 10 years old. and has been
playing professionally thirteen years. He is
now in his SD year, but look. more than 80
Tom Deasley is in fine form ut present and
is doing good work for the New Yorks There
are few better men on the diamond than this
same Deasley. but be- must keep himself In
condition
L e. Do. Q.
at first base. rs they did last year. The plan
is "a good ONE. but Hecker disike- 70 play the
position. because the sharp, quick throws
which are required are liable to miure hi,
arm.
Campbell, the catcher Of the Harvard
University nine, for four years was catcher
and captain of the bali team at Mt ST.
Mary, college. EmmettsviIie. MI. where he
was graduated last year He is South Bos-
tom boy.
Sweeney. the Cleveland first haseman has
signed an additional contract toact as pitcher
"a, we.l as ba-eman Heis 90 got an extra
amount of money every time Boz ptrhe, "a
game Sweeney claim, to Doe DO his oil time
excellent pitching form.
Ramsey was the only pitcher that puzzled
the ST. Louis Browns last yelr he won
more games ofthr champions than amy other
tnIlor Dor the association Things are
chmged. however. and now the Browns are
batting Dds delivery with perfect freedom
Casey. Of Philadelphia. wilI Boo one ~ the
best and most effective pitchers ODD the league
ur the close of the season. hi, great trouble
is Dis weakness at The h1t. inst where DIS
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
ABOUT NAMES.

Bill Arp's other name is plain Charles IL.
Smith
Gladstone is the name Of a new po,toiiice
m California.
a Hoss is the name Of newly elected JUS
tice Of the peace IN Illinois
Dion Boucieault has an "r' in bis name,
but Dee hasn't written it Bourcicault for many
years.
Kapio'm means. when translated into
English, ~the dropping Of The clouds from
heaven
Mr. Komnof is the captain of the Moscow,
Russia, cycling club-a good name for one
given to taking headers.
4 new postoflice in the west has been
named Can Can. We don't give the exact
locality because some one might want 20
see l.,
Two boys were arrested recently in Boston
Tor forging signature 10 a money order.
Their names we're Frank Paradise and Louis
ST. Peter.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

We acknowledge an invitation TO the
commencement celebration Of Emory and
Henry College on June 9Th, 9th, eth, and
sth. The Baccalaureate will be delivered
by Bishop Hargroye, Of Tennessee.
This is the fiftieth anniversary of a
time-honored institution Of learning, Of
which Virginia is proud. The students
who now appear on the roll of honor
represent various States besides Virginia.
The Alumni address will be delivered by
Hon. John Goode
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

One " the most curious phases VI modern
journalism is the utter 0h.teratI0n that fol-
lows few days or week, atthng storm of
ing else is spoken or written about but this
happy or unhappy incident 10 may bee muir
der, damning new play, the beauty OF a
woman, Parnell letter or gentiemanly(l
prize fight, and then comes a silence that
rivals the unresponslyeness OF the tomb
Boston Herald
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

CHIEF MoDNIfLhAoANl the revolution they
became scattered over the country 10 tie
north and southwest Thirty years ago they
still numbered about COCO
a few duys ago-on the 9Th mst.-the iif-
teenth chief or sachem Of the Tusearora ma
ton of the lroquois confederacy died at bis
home ON thereseryation of bis people near
Niagara Falls Tie had name quite like "a
man born to the uheritanceof white blood
john Mouutpleasnt-and he became chief
at the age of u, and has been in power ever
since, period of sixty years.
He had distinguished ancestors His grand
father, also named John MountpIeasant, was
an English army officer in the revolutionary
war The dead chief was good looking
msn, TAN, and strong as am ok III, figure
as well as his presence, was commanding Tie
was twice married. bis second wife, who is
We'll connected and well educated, survives
him. He was n trustee of the Thomas Indian
Orphan asylum and a memberof the Buffalo
Historical society His people held him in
high esteem lie lived on "a large farm of his
own. ANA had a comfortable, roomy house.
ever Hospitality open 20 his FRIENDS, His Wis
itors were often people of distinction The
council. which viii Dee held al the Onondaga
reservation south Of Syracuse, VIII decide
upon Il day for the Tuscarous % elect bis
successor, who must Doe "a descendant of the
maternal line
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19


work in a lumber yard, at the low wages Of
fifty cents a week lie slowly and steadily
improved his condition tin 1860, when bee en-
tered business with Bishop a Waterbury, of
stamford Finally he went into the bank II
h. Grand Lockwood * Co., of New York,
where De attained great skill and repu-
tation as a quick and accurate account
ant I'm 1873 be returned 90 Norwalk,
which has since been his residence he filling
various position, of trust since that date lie
was a Republican previous to lsi2, but sup
ported Greeley that year and has since acted
with the Democrats, by whom be was elected
70 the state senate IN 1853. He was soon
after appointed bank commissioner 10y Gov
arnor Harrison, th'@ being his second term in
that office. and after short term as national
bank examiner for Connecticut and Rhode
Island, he goes 70 the responsible position al
Washington He was married at the age Of
% to a Miss Jane n. HOyt, Of Norwalk, and
has daughter and two sons.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
MEN or LETTERS.

Bancroft is cordial aud polite
Aldr.h is meyer warm. but always polite
Mark Twau- humor is seen in AN bis acts.
Bob rmdette is unconventional and uIl ~
guaIfy.
VIII Carletou's manner is simple and genial,
ike his poems,
Charlie, Dudley Warner writes easily and
always cordially
The poot Stdmm use, the pen of bis SON in
answering miscellaneous letters.
T.. J. Roe generally prefaces his letters
with tho phrase. ~Dear Mr. "
Edward Egs'estu invariably uses the pre-
fx "Dear SIR and the aflix Yours truly
Francis pmlman the historian. is cautious
and disnidel, employing only tine word "Sir'
vs. D.. Howell- frequently da-hes off q note
without using amy complimentary address at
all
Walt Whitman rigIiiy ignores all letters,
which is strange seeing that De welcomes
visitors
Whittier regards humanity at large as his
friends, and freely uses the address VI Dear
Friend m bis letters
jaime, Russell Lowell is cold. distant and
reserved He is said To- regard the letters Of
unknown correspondents with suspicion.
George William Curtis is the pink If polite
moss in hi, correspondence, ami generally adds
q cordial word at the end NJ Dds letters
dr. Holmes is the most genial of CORE.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

In referring our readers to the full
statement of figures by our commission
ers. we call attention to the report OF the
Bondholder's Commissioners, published
in seperatc column, from which it ap-
pears that there may be different con
struction put on the figures than the one
likely to be drawn by the people preln
diced against a settlement.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Jay Gould appeared before the Pacific
Railroad Investigation committee this
week and gave the investigators a four
hours lecture on railroad affairs, but
whether they got anything out of the
railway king to his disadvantage does
not appear When questioned about the
Kansas Pacific pool agreement, by which
Gould, through purchase of the st. Louis
holders Of securities, got control of the
road, he remarked 81 must say that ]
have entirely forgotten about it until you
recalled it for me"
This little transaction which he had
forgotten about amounted to only $1,000
900.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Senator Lovenslein's vote for the re-
pudiation amendment resolution will
surprise all patriotic people in Richmond
and cause them to wonder where the
representation of a conservative bust
ness community is to be found if it is to
be set on the side Of vital question in a
manner TO do the most harm to the con
stituency.
We do not believe that there is any
element in Richmond that justifies such
an action on the part of representative
If he processes to have any regard for
the majority.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

The resolution for an amendment to
the Constitution providing for repudi-
ating bonds not funded in Riddlebergers
by a given time, was killed at the first
inning in the Senate The Hay resolu-
ton in the House is a similar measure,
but this virtually shows that in whatever
direction the members of the Legislature
may try to strengthen the party line for
the next election they will see the fault
of trying on the reputation alternative.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

The downfall Of the Goblet ministry in
France has been expected for some time.
1t Is supposed that the new cabinet will
be in accord with General Boulanger,
who, as minister of war exercises a large
influence in the policy of the government
from his personal power and the aggres-
siye nature of his opinions. It's not un-
likely, therefore, that men of more force
should be chosen and that some strong
popular idea should DE started to hold
the people to the republic.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

ship and manage
ment, making him,
it IS believed, the
oldest m age as well
rs oldest i'm service
of any living jour
nalist. The semi
centennial anniver
sary of the 18th
no doubt proved
an interesting event
% the citizens Of
Baltimore, for The
Sun is a popular
paper in the city.
Mr. Abel is also
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Now that the settlement has failed and
the constitutional amendment been re-
jected, why not take the dilemma by the
horns and refer the proposition of settle
ment to the people, to be voted on at the
next election.
The Legislature will avoid the response
bility, the party can stand the canvass
without an issue on "a question that does
not properly belong to politics, and the
Republicans can vote freely without the
incubus of orders from Malone. There
is the matter in nutshell
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

1t must be a joke that charges Secre-
tary Whitney with plan to open our
Naval Academy to foreign pupils for
what would foreign nation think of
learning naval warfare from the United
States if it had ever seen Bill Chandler's
Navy; and would any othercountry believe
that we could have a navy until it sees it 2
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
A VETERAN JOURNALIST.
How Baltimore Honors the Proprietor
of The sun.

The city council Of Baltimore has recog-
nized the fact that The Sun, Of that city, was
30 years old on the 18th Of May by passing
a series Of resolutions congratulating Mr. "A,
S. Abel "that hc has been spared TO witness
the marvellous success Of an enterprise to
which he devoted his early years, his matured
manhood and his venerable age
The Sun was founded by Mr. Abel, and
for fifty years has remained under bis owner
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Island. as treasurer
Of the United
States. % succeed
the present Treas
urer Jordan, who
Will retire at once.
The new appointee
was born iu Nor
walk Conn Sept.
10. lSj5, and OBJ
tainedbutameagcr
schooling in the
common school
for at the age of Do
he had % quit
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Oneidas, Ononda-
gas, Cayugas, Sen
ccas and Tuscaro-
ras They occu
pied ;hecentralaud
western part of
New York. and
numbered about
1900 Sometime
they fought the
Dutch, French
and English, and
sometimes were boz
alliance with them
After the war OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
SPECIAL AND Personal.

Under the benign genius of American
institutions a man succeeds best by act
ing as his own anti-pOyerty society
There is nothing to make it impossible
for Arthur Reed, the infantile hero OF the
ash-scow to lift himself out Of his lowly
environment and become President OF
the United States.-N !. U0rd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Patrick Kearney, the officer who arrested
Guteau after he shot Garfield. bias recently
been put Oh the retired list and viii hereafter
receive a handsome pension as long US he
lives.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

"Mr. Mcdonald lRcpublcanl, OF Noilh-
cumberland, made quite humorous
speech, which showed great care i'm its
preparation, i'm opposition to the amend
ment. He ridiculed the appointment of
the commission, gave The new Code "a
slam, and claimed that the present Lcgis-
lature has done nothing but TO cost The
State much money. He said be was
crediblv informed that Sir Edward Thorn
ton helped to work through the Legs
lature of 1879 the famous McCulloch
bin. out of which McCullOch was said To-
have gotten one million dollars. Sir
Edward, he thought, got his share OF
that. If Sir Edward was capable OF
putting mp a Job Of that kind it was the
duty Of the Legislature to put him under
heavy bonds
We confess TO feeling ashamed, not
only that such an unfounded insinuation
as the above should have been made, but
that it should have been allowed TO go
unchallenged and uncontradicted in the
Senate. Sir Edward Thornton was I'm
Washington as British Minister at the
lllnc OF lllt pdSAdSc ol '4i' W. UNIV q"
bill. and ueger eceo hord of il until few
weeks ago when ne was requested to
come to Virginia as the representative
of the English bondholders, and has never
had any pecuniary interest in any Viz
ginian bond or any settlement of the
debt To throw mud about in this way
in the hope that some of it may stick to
a gentleman whose long career has been
as honorable as it has been useful, can
only disgust every right-thinking citizen,
and make people outside the state won
der what manner of men our Senators
must be, and where can be the boast of
the States hospitality and courtesy to
strangers
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

The Southern Press Association were
banquetted last night at the Westmore-
land Club. The occasion was tlorid with
pleasant greetings, and the libations to
Bachus were full with wit and mirth
worthy of the distinguished gentlemen
present.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

Senators not voting on the constitu-
tional amendment Messrs. Bliss, Duane,
Gee. Gillespie, and Norton lRepnblicans)'
Pettitt DemocraU, and Brown lnde-
pcndent
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
rx-Govrn>oR WILLIAM sMIru.

The death Of this able and patriotic
man, who during a long lifetime was
faithful in all relations of life, private and
public, excites peculiar regret.
His political career spanned two gem
erations, and his activity was concerned
in three prominent periods of his state s
history-the old slave regime, during
which he filed numerous honorable posi-
tons; the war period, i'm which he rose
to the rank Of division commander and
the subsequent time of reconstruction.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19

That Joke on Senator Kenna will not
hurt him. The tale runs that he goes
through the mountains equipped with IA
fiddle and Photographic camera so as TO
give a tune and a picture for a vote.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-19
THE NEW TREASURER.

james w Hyatt. of Connecticut, Who
succeed. NIr. Jordan.
The president bias named james w. Hyatt,
hank exnmln.r of Connecticut md Rhode